Yeah, I'll be buying some gloves before I do that again. The biggest mistake I made was using cheesecloths to wipe the stain off. (soaked right through to my hands) I gave that up soon and just used blue shop towels. At least the staining is done and I've got my first coat of polyethylene on. I'm looking forward to being done with the chest of drawers. I'll post pictures when it's done.